Woman&#39;s slip



July 27, 1937. M. c. SCHRANK WOMAN'S SLIP Filed March 16, 1936 Patented July 27, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claim.

This invention has reference to undergarments for women, and particularly relates to so-called "slips for female wear, and among the objects of my invention may be noted the following:

To provide a garment all the parts of which can be cut from a single pieceof cloth of predetermined width and from the straight of the material; to provide a garment which can be cut from a single piece of material economically and without wastage; to provide a garment which can be so cut from a single piece of material as to provide a complete overlap or shadowproof portion in the front of the garment from the waistline to the bottom; to provide a slip" without seams at the sides of the skirt; to provide a slip" which is self-adjusting by the simple expedient of shifting the fastener, so as to enable it to be adapted to varying sizes of wearers; to provide a garment which is rendered "sagproof in the body or skirt and perfect fitting overthe bust where it is desirable to'have' it smooth; to provide a garment which will give a "slim" efl'ect, have no bulkiness around the body, and which will give a close fit so as to be worn 5 with tight-fitting dresses; and to provide a slip? of the kind stated with a brassire top, and which can be donned like a mans coat or shirt.

With the foregoing objects in view and others which will be detailed during the course of'this 0 description, my invention consists in the parts, features, elements and combinations thereof, hereinafter described and claimed.

In order that my invention may be readily understood, I have provided drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a garment embodying my invention draped on a mannequin; Figure 2 is a view showing my garment in front elevation;

Figure 3 is a view of the garment in rear ele- 40 vation; Figure 4 is a view showing the inside of the body of the garment spread out with the bust and back pieces applied thereto; and

Figure 5 is a detail view showing the method 45 of cutting out one or more garments from a connot sag, but will drape freely and conform to the shape of the wearer, and which will provide a shadow-proof front. This piece of material, forming the body of the garment, has the characteristic of a deeply scalloped upper edge form- 5 ing integral triangular sections having their bases at the bottom and formed in continuity with each other throughout the top of the sections I, 2 and 3, these triangular sections being indicated as 4,

5 and 6. This formation enables the garment. at 10 its top to have the bosom and under-arm or back pieces applied substantially without wrinkles, when two substantially V-shaped cut-away portions are provided, by said scalioping, one on each side of a substantially medial point of the back portion 2.

' I The bust portions 1 and 8 and the back portions 9 and iii are cut from the goods on the bias between the scallops and from what would otherwise be waste material. The bust sections 1 and 8 are approximately rhomboidal and have their straight edges II and I2 applied'to the respective sections 4 and 5 along the inner inclined edges of the latter. This presents a straight edge l3 and M, respectively, in continuity with the outer inclined edge l5 and I6, respectively, of the members I, and 5, and the other straight edge l1 and I8, respectively, at the top of the garment with an angle l9 and. properly disposed to receive an end of a shoulder strap, as presently described. The edges l1 and I! are each pro,- vided with a section cut away approximately centrally to provide a "dart 2i so as to give a slight bulge to the section to present a proper fullness for the reception of the bust.

The under-arm pieces 9 and it are triangular and are applied symmetrically to the angular back portion Band to the inclined edge 22 (which now stands vertically) of the bosom section I and 8, thus bringing the top edges 23 of the back or under-arm pieces 9 and [0' in continuity withthe edges ll and i8 of the bosom sections. Thus the top edge of the garment is given a slightly rounded or ,curved effect from side-to-side. To enable the garment to be given a slightly narrowed appearance about the waist-line, it is formed with "darts 24 extended in continuity the seam 22 between the sections 8 and Hi, this fastener holding the front flap i and underlapping flap 2 together with freedom to drape or flow over the form of the; body of the wearer.

To enable the garment. to be drawn snugly about the body of the wearer, in the first instance, piece of elastic tape is applied to the seam at a point just above the dart-line 24 of the front portion I of the garment, as at 21, the free end of which is provided with the male member of a snap fastener adapted to engage the socket member 28 applied to the outer edge of the underlapping portion 2, at the angle of the long straight edge 2 of the portion 2, and the inclined edge I6 of the member 5. This enables the underlapping portion 2 of the garment to be drawn about the body and lifted and held to prevent it from dragging or sagging.

To support the garment on the body of the wearer, shoulder straps 219 are applied to the vertex of the angle of the bosom sections, as at I9 and 20, and the opposite ends of which are applied to the under-arm or back members about one-third the distance from their point of juncture at 30. This causes the bosom portions to be drawn snugly against the body of the wearer in front and the garment to be held properly against the body of the wearer at the back. These straps may be rendered adjustable by the small buckles or slides indicated at 3i.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a garment or slip has been produced which will drape comfortably over the body conformations, without wrinkling, and without undue fullness. In fact, the garment is intended to slenderize the figure and flow comfortably over the body of the wearer without bulkiness or excess of drapery, thus enabling a tight-fitting outer garment to be worn without showing the lines or folds of the slip.

It will be understood that in finishing the garment, raw edges will be hemmed, or taped,

or pinked, as may be necessary or desired, this pertaining to taste or practice in making such garments.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A wrap-around under-slip garment comprising a one piece fabric structure combining a bodice and skirt parts, out on the straight of v the fabric material, adapted to overlap at the forming inverted V-portions on each overlapping front portion to lie below and between the breast of the wearer for a distance; pieces inserted in said two V-shaped cut-away portions and secured to adjacent edges of said cut-away portions forming back and bust sections, each bust section having its upper edge converging from its ends and lying above the upper edges of the back sections and with one edge thereof forming a continuation of said oblique side edges of the garment; a shoulder strap extending from the apex of the upper edge of each bust section to the back section; and cooperating separatable fastener means for maintaining the front portions in overlapped relation and the garment in encircling shape about the body of the wearer.

2. A wrap-around under-slip garment comprising a one piece fabric structure combining bodice and skirt parts adapted to overlap at the front to points substantially side to side of the wearer; the top edge of the fabric being scalloped to provide two substantially V-shaped cut-away portions, one on each side of a substantially medial line of the back portion of the garment, and to provide the side edges of the front overlapping portion with upwardly obliquely converging edges from a point substantially at the waist portion thereof to the edge of its adjacent V-shaped cut-away portion, thus forming inverted V-portions on each overlapping front portion to lie below and between the breast of the wearer for a distance; inserts in said V- shaped cut-away portions; and shoulder straps connected to the upper edges of the garment; and cooperating separatable fastener means for maintaining'the front portions in overlapped relation and the garment in encircling shape about the body of the wearer.

MAX C. SCHRANK. 

